Location: Carrollton,GA, USA
A leader in technology and innovation, Southwire Company, LLC is one of North Americas largest wire and cable producers. Southwire and its subsidiaries manufacture building wire and cable, utility products, metal-clad cable, portable and electronic cord products, OEM wire products and engineered products. In addition, Southwire supplies assembled products, contractor equipment, electrical components, hand tools and jobsite power and lighting solutions. The company also offers digital solutions including contractor planning and utility grid resiliency as well as field services including cable testing, rejuvenation and replacement to support our customers as a value-add partner. We are proud to offer competitive compensation, employee benefits, tuition reimbursement and unlimited growth opportunities. Our more than seven decades of progressive growth can be attributed to our determination to developing innovative systems and solutions, exercising environmental stewardship and enhancing the well-being of the communities in which we work and live. How will you power whats possible?
Southwire Job Description
Location: SCUPP
Job Summary/Objective:
The Operations Supervisor is responsible for managing production, providing leadership to the manufacturing team, and facilitating the production process to ensure the achievement of all manufacturing objectives. This person works with the Leads, team members, and other members of management in their facility to oversee the production floor, manage the human capital plan, drive operational excellence, and direct capacity management.
The Operations Supervisor is a Front-Line Leader responsible for Human Capital within their span of control. They are responsible for the performance and development of the front-line team members. The Supervisor has autonomy to adjust production plans by managing resources to support the overall Value Stream goals and Customer Demand.
Key Responsibilities
Safety Management
Promote a Culture of Zero by continuously monitoring safety rules and requirements (i.e., dress code/PPE/reporting requirements/machine guarding)
Lead the completion of Incident Investigations at the event's time, including root cause and corrective action. Responsibility to escalate.
When necessary, complete risk assessments and hazard recognition
Respond to team member safety concerns in a timely manner
Communicate safety violations, team member safety concerns and/or identified safety hazards to management
Create Maintenance Work Order for alteration or repair of safety hazards
Human Capital:
Acts as a Management Representative during off-business hours (such as weekends and holidays) - shift rotation
Staffing Control: ensure the right resources are in the right place to run the operation, manage vacation leaves, job movements, to manage adequate staffing and participate in interviews
Operational Excellence:
Leads Tier 1 Daily Accountability process with Team Leaders
Facilitates the Daily Huddle Process
Problem solving/analyzing
Managing Incomes/outcomes
Drive results vs plan
Continuous Improvement use and execute tools to promote operational excellence
Qualifications and Experience Requirements
Bachelors degree preferred
Minimum 3 years of experience in a production control/planning environment preferred.
Can do minimum manipulation of data in excel and formula creation, calculate percentages, percent difference and understand Pareto charts at a level to train and explain to others.
Environment:
o Must be able to work in an environment with exposure to heat/cold conditions and levels of noise, and potential exposure to various industrial liquids, oils, gases, etc.
o Must be willing to work up to a 12-hour rotating shift including nights and weekends
o The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
o The team member is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing for potential long periods of time. The team member must frequently lift and/or move items 50 pounds or less. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Leadership Competencies:
Drive For Results: Has a strong bottom-line orientation; Persists in accomplishing objectives despite obstacles and setbacks; Has a track record of exceeding goals successfully; Pushes self and helps others achieve results.
Financial Acumen: Understands the meaning and implications of key financial indicators; Uses financial analysis to generate, evaluate, and act on strategic options and opportunities; Integrates quantitative and qualitative information to draw accurate conclusions.
Decision Quality: Makes sound decisions, even in the absence of complete information; Relies on a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment when making decisions; Considers all relevant factors and uses appropriate decision-making criteria and principles; Recognizes when a quick 80% solution will suffice.
Attracts Top Talent: Attracts and selects diverse and high caliber talent; Finds the right talent to meet the groups needs; Closes talent gaps with the right balance of internal and external candidates; Is a good judge of talent.
Communicates Effectively: Is effective in a variety of communication settings: one-to-one, small and large groups, or among diverse styles and position levels; Attentively listens to others; Adjusts to fit the audience and the message; Provides timely and helpful information to others across the organization; Encourages the open expression of diverse ideas and opinions.
Courage: Readily tackles tough assignments; Faces difficult issues and supports others who do the same; Provides direct and actionable feedback; Is willing to champion an idea or position despite dissent or political risk.
Competencies
Attracts Top Talent
Communicates Effectively
Courage
Decision Quality
Drives Results
Financial Acumen
Benefits We Offer:
Southwire is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.